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Justin Muturi calls for the scrapping of the bursary system, condemning it as a tool for political patronage that humiliates parents, and proposes a single national fund to guarantee education as a right.

Former Speaker Justin Muturi has thrown a grenade into the comfortable arrangement of political patronage that defines Kenya’s education funding. In a candid interview, he has called for the immediate abolition of the bursary system, labeling it a tool of "embarrassment" that strips parents of their dignity.
"We have reduced education to a handout," Muturi fired. "Why must a mother queue for hours, begging a Member of Parliament for a KSh 3,000 cheque that barely covers the cost of a uniform? It is unconstitutional and it is immoral."
Muturi’s argument strikes at the heart of the MP’s power base: the CDF kitty. He argues that the current fragmented system—where MPs, Governors, and MCAs all run competing, inefficient bursary schemes—is designed for vote-buying, not education. He is proposing a radical consolidation: a Single National Education Fund that pays fees directly to schools for every needy child, removing the politician as the middleman.
It is a bold proposal that will be fiercely fought by legislators who use bursary cheques as campaign flyers. But for the millions of parents tired of the begging bowl, Muturi is speaking the truth: Education should be a ladder, not a leash.
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